What's up resident Red Rocks climbing experts. I am headed to RR for Thanksgiving and this will be my 5th or 6th trip. Each year I struggle with finding trad climbs in the Sun that are of the hard 5.10/5.11 range. Looking for recommendations and info. Thanks for the help

This is my index page (sorted north to south, grade and # of pitches listed) of climbs I have personally climbed at Red Rock. Below are in the grade range you are looking for that are my favorites with full sun...Good luck with your climbing.

I've run into the same conundrum a couple of times out there and realized/learned along the way that shadier aspects hold the varnish longer/erode through to the yellow choss below more slowly than sunny faces. While I'm sure there are harder lines (assuming hard=5.11 and up) on the yellow stuff, there certainly aren't as many of them and what there are typically aren't as fun. The only exception to this is eagle wall, which you likely already know about.

yes, you can rap Levitation and that is acceptable and the quickest descent. Because it is mostly a sport climb, Sunday will prob see other traffic on it if the weather is decent. Most who get on a popular bolted route are used to folks rapping over them. No worries.

Eagle Dance or Mountain Beast can be climbed in half a day (if you are competent and efficient at the grade) and then just stash your gear.

If not the athletic type...might be best to climb Beulah's Book to Arch Enemy to Sunflower or some other combination on Solar Slab so you can pick your end point and again, stash your packs up canyon a bit.